Chapter 4 Flashcards
(21 cards)
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What is an organism?
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- A complete living thing
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What is a cell membrane?
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- Made of protein and lipid
2. It protects the cell with a thin layer
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What is a life span?
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- The process of getting older
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What is an environment?
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- Surroundings
2. Habitat
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What is energy?
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- The ability to work
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What is a cell?
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- The smallest unit of living things
1. The building block of all organism
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What is the cell theory?
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- The theory that all living things come from cells
2. Proves evolution isn’t real
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What is a unicellular organism?
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- A term describing an organism consisting of one cell
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What is a multicellular organism?
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- A term to describe a living thing made of cells
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What is a tissue?
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- A group of cells working together
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What is an organ?
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- Two or more tissues working together
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What is a system?
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A group of organs working together
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What is cytoplasm?
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- A jelly like substance made of water, protein, glucose, fat, and other substances used by the cell, the cytoplasm fills the cell and surrounds the organelles inside the cell.
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What part of cell has its own membrane?
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- The nucleus has its own cell membrane called a nuclear membrane
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What part of the body is like a city?
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- The cell is like a city
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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- The transportation system in the cell
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Rough ER
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Has an organelle called ribosomes attached to it
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Smooth ER
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Has no ribosomes
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Ribosomes
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Produce protein for the cells
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Vacuole
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Storage center food, water, and waste
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Lysosomes
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Structure in a cell that helps digest and recycle
